This is a question I’ve been getting a lot lately, and I’m going to start this off by stating that although I’m quite beastly, I am not the best deadlifter ever. Nor do I claim to be. However it wouldn’t shock me if I am, pound for pound, one of the strongest within my general vicinity. And by this time next year, one of the strongest ever. It’s one of those “new year’s resolutions�... more.

Machines have a well deserved, shitty reputation from many top strength coaches and personal trainers who generally know what it is they are doing. Personally, I haven’t bothered to touch 80% of the mechanical equipment in my gym. When friends ask me to show them how X, Y, Z machine works, my general response is “Pfft, I don’t f*cking know”Apparently, because I train people I’m suppo... more.

There are people out there, who take a lifetime to accomplish something meaningful and relevant. They hone their art, spend time in the trenches and eventually achieve mastery in their respective fields. The problem is, by the time they do, they’re old and gray and approaching their dying days.No so with Lee Boyce. I’m not saying he’s the end-all-be-all, but for a guy who’s well under ... more.

One thing that sucks about the fitness industry is that most trainers, or “preachers” lack a sense of humour and literally bore me to tears. If you read their stupid blogs and websites, you almost get this sense that if you asked them to have fun… they’d give you a confused look. “Hmm… ‘fun’, I think I might have to Google that.”However, I have found a man who’s core philos... more.